BikeWrappers Removable Reflective System

17Aug

If you ride your bike at night you already know how important it is to have a good headlight so you can see where you are going and a taillight be keep cars from running over you. However, many cycling accidents happen when a car runs into a cyclist from the side—usually because they couldn’t see the bike even though it was directly in front of them. BikeWrappers are the best way I’ve found to protect yourself from a side-impact collision while on a bike (in fact, they work from all directions).

BikeWrappers Reflective System For Bicycles

BikeWrappers are a set of highly reflective bands of spandex and Lycra that wrap around the top tube, down tube and seat tube of your bike and they make your bike nearly impossible to miss at night. When the headlights from a car hit the reflective BikeWrappers your bike will be visible at least 1/4 of a mile away. In addition, these reflective bands are reversible and you can choose from over 30 different styles for the non-reflective side. You can choose from many bright colors or interesting patterns, such as leopard print, camouflage, plaid, stripes, etc. I chose a bright yellow color for the reverse side of my BikeWrappers and use it for rides in daylight when it is raining. By the way, riding in the rain will make you BikeWrappers look pretty bad after a few hours—fortunately, they are machine washable.

BikeWrappers attach to your bike in under a minute using the Velcro fasteners that are sewn into the material. They will easily fit on just about any size adult bike. Since these wrappers are so easy to put on or take off you really one need one set of BikeWrappers regardless of how many bikes you own. However, since they are so inexpensive you might want to buy several sets just to dress up your bike.

BikeWrappers Are Reversible

When I ordered my set of BikeWrappers last year I assumed I was going to have to cut a hole in the down tube wrapper since the bike I wanted to use it on has three water bottle cages. However, when my order arrived I was pleasantly surprised to see that BikeWrapers were designed to accommodate the extra bottle cage (see photo above).

The only downside to using BikeWrappers is that if you ride through a busy neighborhood at night you are probably going to have people ask you to stop so they can see what you have on your bike (yep, it happens nearly every time I use them). People always want to know “what type of battery does it use?” They are amazed when I tell them it doesn’t use any batteries—it is just highly reflective.

BikeWrappers retail for $45 for a three-piece set and they are available directly from the BikeWrappers Website. There are very few cycling products that I recommend as highly as I do BikeWrappers. The photos above do not do justice to how bright the reflective material is. If you ride your bike at night you need to get a set of these wrappers before your next ride! This product comes with a “100% Money Back Satisfaction Guarantee!” (see company Website for details).

I started riding at night several years ago when we were experiencing a heat wave (kind of rare for the Chicago area). Not only is it cooler at night, but in this area of the country the wind usually dies down after dark, which makes for a lot more enjoyable ride (they don’t call Chicago “the Windy City” for nothing).

These are like a PT Belt ( a military reflective belt generally mocked by military members but super useful when jogging on a dark base) for your bike. Will definitely look into a set so I don’t get run over by tourists when I bike to work this fall.

That’s an interesting product! I live in NYC and there’s been a bicycle explosion here. Bike lanes are everywhere, however that doesn’t stop accidents. I haven’t seen anyone using these yet and I think it would save many lives if used. Many drivers use high beams here unnecessarily so it should really illuminate the cyclists at night.

Wow these look sensational and have just made their way to my wishlist. Thanks so much for the post, I live in the country and although there is not a lot of traffic in the early mornings, there is the occasional truck that passes on the main highway, so these will be excellent! Thank you again, I love your blog! – Simone :)